1. If the governing body of a charter school has a written charter issued or a charter contract executed pursuant to NRS 388A.270, the governing body may submit an application to the State Public Charter School Authority for a loan from the Account for Charter Schools. An application must include a written description of the manner in which the loan will be used to prepare the charter school for its first year of operation or to improve a charter school that has been in operation.

2. The State Public Charter School Authority shall, within the limits of money available for use in the Account, make loans to charter schools whose applications have been approved. If the State Public Charter School Authority makes a loan from the Account, the State Public Charter School Authority shall ensure that the contract for the loan includes all terms and conditions for repayment of the loan.

3. The State Public Charter School Authority:

(a) Shall adopt regulations that prescribe the:

(1) Annual deadline for submission of an application to the State Public Charter School Authority by a charter school that desires to receive a loan from the Account; and

(2) Period for repayment and the rate of interest for loans made from the Account.

(b) May adopt such other regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 388A.432 and 388A.435.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 3124; A 2013, 2929; 2013, 27th Special Session, 5; 2015, 3298) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 386.578)